Acorn woodpecker species accounts, v4451
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1997 Walter D Koenig 1998 1999 Melanerpes formicivorus Road! HNHR 6 April 1445. Checked the nest: 5 eggs, The 2 Joey marked and 3 new ones. I think he checked it on 4 April, so 2 99 are indeed breeding (mother & daughter incestuously with the sons/brothers!?) 20 April 1500. Checked the nest: 6 babies. One of the largest weighed 16gm, putting them at ~ 4 do. (Band on 7 May). 8 May 1300. Banded & bled the 6 kids. 30 May 1415. One of the kids (DB/DB-Or) he was mummified, partially blocking the entrance to The hole. (Bands remaining were: --/--) 2 June 1530. 5 eggs, incubated, in the lowest hole in the tiny sycamore snag. Measurements: ① 23.5 x 17.8 ② 23.2 x 18.7 ③ 23.1 x 18.9. 1998 21 April 1320. Lots of stores, none in any holes. Note: most of the old nest tree (the small sycamore snag) was disintegrated; only the low hole used late last year remains. 1999 19 April Stores: Yes, 6 July Stores: Yes. 1600. ! An unbanded baby (!) here, checking out a big VO by the creek. Does it belong here? Did we miss the nest? No one else with it so it's hard to tell if it belongs here or not.